Al-Rifa'i Mosque Entrance in the historic part of Cairo, The building itself is a melange of styles taken primarily from the Mamluk period of Egyptian history, including its dome and minaret. The building contains a large prayer hall as well as the shrines of al-Rifa'i and two other local saints, Ali Abi-Shubbak and Yahya al-Ansari. Members of the Royal family of Egypt are baried in the mosque, like Kind Farouk the first

20th century al rifai mosque architecture cairo column day egypt entrance indoors interior no people ornate place of interest steps vertical